by Graeme Codrington | Apr 11, 2024 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
All plants extract minerals and nutrients from the soil they’re growing in, but some appear to be able to extract metals as well, or at least metal ions that we can in turn extract from the plants. If we can do this at scale, we can use phytomining to get the...
by Graeme Codrington | Apr 4, 2024 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
As we watch elections in 2024 spanning nearly 70 countries and 4.2 billion people, one thing is clear: the current systems are not working. Voters are not happy and have little enthusiasm for the politicians they can choose between (if they have any real choices at...
by Graeme Codrington | Mar 28, 2024 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
ChatGPT, CoPilot, Llama, Bard, Grok, and all the other Generative AI Large Language Models have demonstrated that we can engage with our technology using natural language. Now we need to get our devices to understand the heuristics of requests and actions we ask them...
by Graeme Codrington | Mar 21, 2024 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
Water scarcity is becoming a critical issue globally. As the world gets more and more water stressed, those who control water supplies in rivers, lakes, and dams, will exercise more power and restrict access to water to those downstream. This could lead to conflict...
by Graeme Codrington | Mar 14, 2024 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
In our lifetimes we must find a way to end the use of plastic as we use it now so that we stop adding more toxins and pollution to our planet. From innovative cleanup projects to eco-friendly solutions, there are lots of ways that we can make a difference....
by Graeme Codrington | Mar 13, 2024 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
Imagine a world in which Rogue Waves made the oceans too dangerous for ships to sail, and we had to stop cruise liners and container ships from sailing. It would change our world as we know it. It is an extreme and alarmist scenario, with one of the worst cases for...
